West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-04
OUR M'NEHAN PRODUCTS.
n Report That Is I'ull OF Interesting
Facts and Figures.

The following CONDENSED sstltcmout OF the
production OF tho moro important minerals
OF tho United States in the calendar wear lSSc
Is issued 10y the United Staacs Geological Sur.
/ Noy in advance OF a report:
Notably Increased production and also
an increase IN value have been the rcnprnl
characteristics of tho mineral industries dur-
ing lSS0 The total value of tho mineral pro
| uuctS lncrcaSod in round numbers from St,S .
OOO,OOOin 1888 to $iG5, 900 OOO i'm iSSG irbn I'm,
hortant factor IN this gain OF $50 900 900 WAS
Ine increased production of pig iron From, 4
v1,oS9 long tons in 1885 To 5,tiS3 $40 loni, tons
IN iSoo, and am appreciation OF seventy cents
IN tho avaerago value per ton making a total
gain of $50 1886 m this Industry alone
The principle iron statistics for 1855 werc.
domestic iron ore consumed 10 OO 600 Iona,
tons, value at tho mines. S2S, ,OOO. 600; inn,
ported iron ore consumed 1. .O:SD I93 iong toms.
total iron ore consumed II u3q 4:l3 TONS. nie,
iron made, 5,OSi 320 long tons. an incroas,, ~
l,OSo SO3 tons rs compared with lSS5. Vnluc
At furnace, $40, lHj, ,6O, or $40 4S3 $40
x,J,e xsimo ~ 'nnn ma IN lSs5 total spot
manufacture, excluding all Implications
ki42,ooO,NO, an increase OF $iO, BOO. 600 A.
compared with 1885.
The value OF gold produced In 1886 was
SiS&SS,ouO'VO' an increase of $3,l99,OO0 over
Tho production of silver decreased from
30, 1000 in 1885 20 SOL 600, 900 i'm 1856.
me production OF copper in 1886, includ.
ing 4'2VO,VJO pounds from imported pyritcs
amounted 20 100, rs, ,OOl pounds vniicd nt
$40, Ath, 5H, n decrease of lO.2St. 5o6 nouuds
ana 81 80, 4e6 In value from 1886. Tho nvcr.
age price OF copper In 1885 declined 10 1Oi/
perpound' The copper sulphatc made chiefly
from ores and matte amounted To- m an6 Ooh
pounds valued nt S53O,OOO at four cents por
pound fO'
The production OF lead increased 10 l9G 900
tons Ia 1856, valued at SIP, ,OB1 1Ig nj nm
HlNelage value OF S93 40 per short ton i'm New
YORK. IN 1850 the production was 100 IIo
tons, valued at $40 iG0, ,i3l. The production
of white lead i'm 1886 is estimated at 90 600
short tons worth at Gii cents per po,ind
SI0OO,OOO. The total value OF tho oxides of
lead was about 81 ,535, 900.
The zinc production was a., ,0Ii short tons
valued at SeS per short tom an Increase OF
,9D5 short tons and SIP 652 i'm value over
1881 Zinc oxide was also made directly
rom ores 10 the amount of 1900 short tons,
valued at 81 10000.
In 1886, the production OF quicksilver I'm
California was 29,OSl TASKS, or 29gi bI7
pounds, valued Mt 81 OG0, 900 This Is n de
crease OF 2,O92 TASKS, but tho total value
SHOWS an increase OF SsO.Sll due TO an
increase in price.
The productions OF all kinds OF coal In 1886
exclusive OF that consumed at the mines
known as colliery consumption. was lO7 Gs9
%OJ short tons valued at Slii 113, f5j at tho
IL
vanla anthracite 80, O96 40 short tons or ~
i6lIlO long tons, valued at S7l Dos, 1926: ain
other Goals, including bituminous brown
coal, Ignite and small lots OF anthracite
Brodnccd IN Arkansas and Colorado, TO-
VoJf3l short tons, valued at $40 5JI G2q
The colliery consumption at the individual
mines varies from nothing 10 eight DOR cont
OF the total product, being greatest at special
lennsylyania anthracite mines and lowest nt
those bituminous mines where the he'd h
nearly horizontal and where no steam mower
or Ventllating furnaces are employed Tho
averages of the different States vary from
three 10 six per cent, the latter being the
average in the Pennsylvania anthracite
region.
Tho total production, including collierv
consumption, was: Pcnnsylvnnin nnthrncitS
3lS53,OU long or 39O3j, ,446 short tons; n1
other Goals, l3,1OI95i short tons; making the
total absolute production OF all Goals i'm the
united states l2,Nl3, iO3 short tons valued
anthracite, $40, ll0, 100; bituminous S1S 4SII y
O10; total, $l5i, ,i7G. The production
OF Pennsylvania anthracite, including
collery consumption, wus G90,l73 short
tons In excess of that roluced i'm
1885, but is value was SOB S2s less, The
production OF bituminous coal was O9G. .4OS
short tons greater than in 1885, while It's value
was S3,sG6,55S less. The production OF all
kinds OF coal shows a net gain of / 7S5 S3I
spot value Of t1,Ilg,42O
The total production OF coke i'm 1886 WINS
6S'5, ,Ws short tons, valued at tho ovens at
SlI ,132 fsl This IS the largest production
ever reached in tho United states tbo nooreat
approach 10 II being in 1855 when D 4G4 12f
tons were made. This declined In 1884
70 4,S3SO1 tons. The year 1885 showed
gain upon 1884, the total being b
IOj,O9b tons. The production for 1886 shows
gain on that Of 1886 Of f.T25,87 tons. or
nearly "a per cont. The total incrense i'm
value was Sj,J23,G63. The production of 1886
IS l3'Od1 tons, or - per cent. greater than
the maximum Of previous years
The total production Of petroleum was 29.
no 10 barrels Of forty two gallons ench. Of
which the Pennsylvania and Now York helds
produced %, iJs 900 barrels The value. nj nm
average Of n = cents, was S3O,C2s, ,i57 The
production showed an increase OF G,27S,O74
barrels over the production Of 1885.
No record is kept OF tho yiold Of natural
gas in cubic feet. IL is estimated that tbe
amount OF coal displaced by gas in 1886 was
G,Bj8OOJ tons, valued at S9.s47. 100 In tsst
tho amount OF coal displaced by gas was
. lOl 900 tons, valued at 1851, 200